UN environment chief: US likely to live up to Paris accord
November 1, 2017
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. environment program said Tuesday the United States is likely to live up to the Paris climate deal despite President Donald Trump's planned pullout, because "all the big American companies" are working toward greener operations.
The comments from UNEP executive director Erik Solheim came as the U.N. agency presented its latest "Emissions Gap" report , which gives a scientific assessment about how national efforts are affecting the greenhouse gas emission trend.
The report's release ahead of a crucial climate meeting next week in Bonn, Germany, aims to inject n...
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